The Great Kennewick Housing Shuffle: Who Gets the Key?
As spring arrives in 1914, residents are scrambling to secure shelter. From newly arrived families claiming bungalows to long-time locals renting out their homes, the local real estate market is heating up faster than the fruit blossoms.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Long have moved to the cottage on Second street recently vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Rudd Russell and Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Leak have rented the Thos. Pallister home on Kennewick avenue.
Mrs. E. A. VanNorsdall, mother of A. F. Van Norsdall arrived the first of the week from Salt Lake City to make her home in Kennewick.
Mrs. J. T. Reams arrived in Kennewick Sunday from San Francisco and she and Mr. Reams are making their home in the Carl Williams bungalow on Seventh street.
Mr. and Mrs. Grouse, who have been living at Finley for the past two years, have moved to their Section Seven ranch. Mr. Auldridge, who occupied the Grouse house during the winter, has moved into one of Mr. Brown’s houses near the Washington school.
FOR RENT—Two nicely furnished rooms
A century ago, Kennewick’s housing market was defined by transient movements and the scramble for furnished rooms in new bungalows. Today, as the region faces a severe shortage of affordable rental inventory and rising rents, the fundamental struggle remains: finding a place to live in a growing community where supply lags behind demand.
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